slumping

柯林斯词典

1. V-I If something such as the value of something slumps, it falls suddenly and by a large amount. (價值等) 暴跌
Net profits slumped by 41%. 淨利潤暴跌了41%。
2. N-COUNT Slump is also a noun. (價值等的) 暴跌
The council's land is now worth much less than originally hoped because of a slump in property prices. 由於地産價格的暴跌，委員會的土地目前大不如原來所希望的那麽值錢了。
3. N-COUNT A slump is a time when many people in a country are unemployed and poor. 經濟蕭條時期
...the slump of the early 1980s. …20世紀80年代初期的經濟蕭條時期。
4. V-T/V-I If you slump somewhere, you fall or sit down there heavily, for example, because you are very tired or you feel ill. 癱倒; (因勞累或生病等) 跌坐
She slumped into a chair. 她癱倒在一張椅子上。